This is my second entry to the 14th round of #steemit-ironchef challenge hosted by ! I don't normally enter twice but I had so much left over rice, because I can't eat too much of it, it's so filling! I wanted to make Sushi for a while, I'm telling you I haven't eaten sushi in years! and I used to love it so much! not just because i'm vegan but also because I don't eat white rice or soy.
Whilst I was traveling in South East Asia last year, I found a pack of really high quality Nori seaweed, 100% seaweed no extra ingredients, I wouldn't want to consume. Apparently you can tell if seaweed is good quality if the color is dark, and mine looks almost purple so I believe what the packet tells me is true.
Making sushi is so much fun and satisfying, I wanted use a whole range of ingredients, as you can see from my gif what I put inside the seaweed and how it came together. The red rice was sticky enough to use for the sushi but i'm not the best chef because I don't keep my knives very sharp, so it was quite hard to cut the sushi nicely, here was my best shot.
As for the homemade soy sauce, I don't eat store brought varieties even organic ones because i'm not a big fan of some of the ingredients, I discovered this homemade version, just a a moment of inspiration I had in my kitchen about 2 wexeks ago when I was making my celery entry for iron-chef contest. I used black strap molasses, freshly squeezed lemon, apple cider vinegar and a pinch of Himalaya salt. Its quite tangy, it has a soy sauce effect but it's obviously not the same but I prefer it!
Ingredients......
Sushi
Nori Seaweed
Red rice
Avocado
Asparagus
Red pepper
cucumber
Kale (massage it with oil to soften it and take the bite out of it)
Soy
Black strap molasses
Squeezed lemon
apple cider vinegar
Himalaya salt
There is a simplicity in Japanese cuisine that is so beautiful, so I'll keep this post short and let the pictures speak for themselves....
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